Wednesday 21 August 2013

The great migration

Can I fit everything I own into a car?

# Insert pic of my overstuffed car here

Turns out I can :)

The one good thing about apartment buildings is the unlimited disposal options - I've got so much junk to throw away and all I have to do is go down the elevator to the bin store and heave-ho-off-to-the-landfill-it goes.

I do recycle btw, but I don't know if the recycling centre would accept some of the "stuff" I have

Wednesday 14 August 2013

Super thrifty mode go!

I have to feed myself very cheaply for the next 4 years so I'm looking for the best deals in town.

Here's what I've come up with:
- Go to tesco.ie
- View the entire Tesco Value range - http://www.tesco.ie/groceries/ProductBuylist/default.aspx?id=L00000731
- Buy in bulk!

- Get it delievered (I will be selling my car so I can easily make up the EUR4 delivery charge in savings)

Some interesting facts:
- You can buy 1kg of potatoes for 67 cents. Potatoes are fun
- You can buy 2kg of self-raising flour for 65 cents, add water and voila you have yourself some flatbread (or damper if you live in the bush in Australia)

Although that's not the entire nutritional spectrum covered, it's pretty close.

I'll update this post with the details my next order ^^

It's job quittin' time

Next week is job quittin week, no more middle management! No more night shifts! I become a "normie" again.

Time to grow some dreadlocks and start wearing 3/4 length cargo pants.

I'll update this post with how my last few days go

Sunday 7 April 2013

Judgement time

I noticed these posters up in my college and thought it was funny ;)
She's coming to UCD next week!



Tuesday 12 March 2013

The real world

I saw this on the library noticeboard as I was waiting for my car to be declamped. Cheered me up :)


Wednesday 6 March 2013

Student hardship fund

I was sitting in the short loan section of the James Joyce library when a very polite German student came up to me and showed me his student card.

"Ahh, hello, I am a student here at UCD." He said. I spun around wildly and arched my eyebrows.
"Um," he contined, "I only have 15 cents but I need a euro to charge my card. Might you happen to have a euro?"

I was like sure and gave him the euro. He gave me the 15 cents.

Transaction complete.

... I suppose he saw it as not really begging if you are giving some money back. But I did feel quite good about myself for a long time after that.

Can I get some wedges with that

There's a Centra very close to UCD that has great prices. EUR2.50 chicken fillet baguettes. EUR3.50 pizzas (they have a pizza oven and make them up right there!). Their customers are also 99% students and they cater a lot for them. And it shows! Read on.

When I asked for a chicken fillet baguette, the serving wench made it up perfect (they are fucking fast). My eyes then drifted slowly to the moist tray of wedges and I said I'd take some wedges too.

"That'll be 3 euro." She said. Fuck me, 3 euro for a box of wedges?
"3 euro?" I ejaculated wildly.
"Yes. Do you want?"

I said whatever, I'd take them.

She then grabbed a handful of wedges and started smooshing them into my baguette. I didn't stop her, I was too busy lolling. Ofc I wasn't asking for a box of wedges, that's not how it's done in student land - in these parts wedges are a sandwich filling.

And so that's what the three euro was all about, my roll went from 2.50 to 3.00.